Eagle Pass
Coverage of Eagle Pass in the Nexus archive.
- Talarico is trying to win back Hispanics along Texas border who swung toward the GOP
Talarico is campaigning in Eagle Pass, Texas, to regain support from Hispanic voters who shifted toward the GOP. A black campaign bus with 'Talarico for Texas' visited Memo’s Restaurant, where Bibi Valdez interacted with the campaign team.
- Border residents wanted crossings reined in. Now Paxton and Talarico face voters wary of deportations
Border residents want crossings controlled, and Republican and Democratic nominees for U.S. Senate Ken Paxton and James Talarico are campaigning in border cities. Paxton spoke in McAllen, and Talarico held a town hall in Eagle Pass, with voters expressing concerns about deportations.
- Dislodged federal buoys causing World Trade Bridge closures in Laredo, Texas
The World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, the busiest inland commercial port on the Southwest border, was temporarily closed this weekend due to dislodged federal buoys piling up under its pylons. The state’s circular border buoy string in Eagle Pass remained in position and has not floated downriver.
- Border buoys dislodged and floating down Rio Grande toward Laredo, Texas
At least 120 giant border buoys, each weighing about one ton, were dislodged and floating uncontrolled down the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, Texas, toward Laredo due to regional flooding.
- Eagle Pass won't allow staging of border buoys at city park
The Eagle Pass City Council denied the federal government's request to stage hundreds of buoys in the Rio Grande at its city park. The buoys were part of a federal plan for the river border.
- Stash house operator sentenced to 18 years in prison
A South Texas man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for operating several stash houses for migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas. The sentence was imposed for his role in facilitating unauthorized migrant shelter operations.
- CBS report marvels at once-chaotic southern border crossing has gone quiet under Trump crackdown
A CBS report highlights a significant decline in illegal border crossings at Eagle Pass, Texas, under President Trump's administration, with apprehensions dropping to a 55-year low. The report attributes the decrease to Trump's crackdown on the asylum system, which has deterred migrants from entering the U.S. illegally.
- On the ground look from Eagle Pass, Texas, as illegal border crossings remain historically low
Recent data indicates the Trump administration has maintained historically low illegal border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on the situation from Eagle Pass, Texas.